So like, this basically confirms we're going to do another major renovation before KU can even afford to throw a new coat of paint on their bleachers, right?
They could probably embark on something as ambitious as our master plan, but they have two problems:
1) No donor that has the money to donate to a program that deep in the hole will unless they feel the money is worth the investment. From what I've read/heard, there's little faith that Zenger would spend it wisely. They want to see very tangible progress before committing anything, but it's creating a chicken/egg problem.
2) Those that have the money would rather donate to basketball because it's rolling right now with the streak, Self is still young(ish), and they're recruiting at a top 5 level. That monster requires constant and heavy feeding.
I think there's also a big problem in the sense that so much money would need to be spent on code updates and infrastructure the second they make a renovation that they will seriously have to spend money to get little visible improvement.
Honestly, their best bet is to tear Memorial down, play at Arrowhead for two years, and build new on that spot. But there's zero momentum to necessitate that.